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Spontaneous rupture of an infantile umbilical hernia with intestinal evisceration

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Infantile umbilical hernia is a clinically benign condition that resolves spontaneously in majority of cases without surgical treatment. Complications like rupture are exceptionally rare. This report presents a previously healthy 8-month old infant who had spontaneous umbilical hernia rupture with evisceration and identifies the clinical features associated with this complication by including a review of previously reported cases.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, SB Goztepe Children’s Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

    Cigdem Ulukaya Durakbasa

  2. Barbaros Mahallesi, SOYAK Gokyuzu Konutlari, C/45, 34662, Uskudar, Istanbul, Turkey

    Cigdem Ulukaya Durakbasa

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Durakbasa, C.U. Spontaneous rupture of an infantile umbilical hernia with intestinal evisceration. Ped Surgery Int 22, 567–569 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-006-1661-4

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